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Next came three more beastly foes, each requiring a clever strategy to defeat. The ___________ Stymphalian ___________ in an impenetrable swamp, but Hercules used Athena’s special rattle to ________ them into the air, at which point he shot them down. No mortal could stand before the Cretan bull’s mad _______, but a chokehold from behind did the trick. And the mad King Diomedes, who had trained his horses to devour his guests, got a taste of his own medicine when Hercules ________ him into his own stables. The _______ feast calmed the beasts enough for Hercules to bind their mouths.

Solution

birds

frighten

carnivorous

ensuing

wrestled

rampage

nested

Original Text

Next came three more beastly foes, each requiring a clever strategy to defeat. The carnivorous Stymphalian birds nested in an impenetrable swamp, but Hercules used Athena’s special rattle to frighten them into the air, at which point he shot them down. No mortal could stand before the Cretan bull’s mad rampage, but a chokehold from behind did the trick. And the mad King Diomedes, who had trained his horses to devour his guests, got a taste of his own medicine when Hercules wrestled him into his own stables. The ensuing feast calmed the beasts enough for Hercules to bind their mouths.